Here's why Justice Chandrachud believes Aadhaar is unconstitutional

The entire Aadhaar programme, since 2009, suffers from constitutional infirmities and violations of fundamental rights

In writing a dissenting opinion that differs greatly on the validity of Aadhaar as a money bill, the constitutionality of Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act and on whether the unique identification programme lays the ground for a surveillance state, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has laid the ground for future political and judicial debate.

The Wire brings you a selected curation of what the judge feels on different aspects of the Aadhaar project and its enabling legislation.

On Aadhaar as the new oil

While data is the new oil, it still eludes the life of the average citizen. If access to welfare entitlements is